american civil war

I am a bit in a rekindled phase of reading on the ACW (Throes of Democracy, Team of Rivals, and a miserable Misean tract by Charles Adams) and a question popped out for me. What if Lincoln decided to hold off on calling for volunteers when Fort Sumter surrendered. He does not recognize the...

There are hundreds of threads ctalking about the american civil war, and how if it had gone differently, it would have affected america. But, I am more interested in what a divided US means for Europe. OTL, France used the turmoil of the American Civil War to intervene in Mexico, and Spain used...

These are ideas that have been floating in my head regarding the ACW that I think could be interesting if they happened IOTL. What are some thoughts and ideas that come from these? 1) The OTL Tullahoma Campaign was relatively bloodless and saw the Union General William Starke Rosecrans, who won...

What if half of the Indian Territory was divided into Freedman's Territory and eventually became a state in 1910 with Sequoyah?

Let's assume that, due to increased violence in the Baltimore Riots, and perhaps a more Democratic State Legislature, Maryland decides to Secede. This, naturally, is a death knell for DC as the capital of the Lincoln administration, due to having the seat of Government encircled by the revolting...

The story of the Six Year American Civil War is a tale of a war between brothers, parents and children, cousins, and friends. It was a tale of a war to maintain the unity of the United States of America, It was a tale of a war fought to end slavery. It was a tale of a war fought to cement the...

so I'm going to be working on both ACW and ARW TLs in the very near future and while the second one will be the same format as almost always that usually goes, I want to do something very unique for my ACW TL. In the OTL ACW, there were dozens of men who were lower officers who never got any...

Bluegrass turned Red - A What may have been TL By: A Just a Turtledove fan Prologue- The loss of the commonwealth September 2nd, 1861 Mayor General Leonidas Polk received a telegram from the Tennesee Governor to hold his invasion plans in Kentucky [1]. Polk's first reaction was one of anger...

I'm a big fan of westerns like The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Even if it his historically inaccurate. So I'd like to create a challenge to make an ATL in which the events shown in the film would be more plausible. The major inaccuracy is how the Civil War is portrayed in the film. The plot...

I made a post about this before, but it did not get much traction. Likely due to the title. So I want to post about this scenario again, with a few added details. I would also like to link to past threads I have found addressing the topic that I think add some interesting points...

So for the last few days, I've had a few ideas about a TL I could do in the meantime as I'm focusing on TEE, which will have updates every now and again. The TLs I'm considering have PoDs in either the 1710s, 1600s, or even 1500s, while the ACW will obviously have an 1800s PoD. Here are the...

If France had not become a republic in 1848 but remained a monarchy would King Louis Philippe II have become,IOTL participated in the American Civil War on the side of the Union,if he had come to power would he still have helped the country?Would the British have stood by and watched?

Is a quicker Union victory plausible if Civil War is delayed till 1865? How much more advantages does the North have compared to 1861 in terms of industrial, population, and technological growth? Also, can an anti-slavery amendment still be passed if the Civil War is over relatively quickly...

As we know, when President Lincoln won the election of 1860, seven states seceded from the United States of America before Lincoln's inauguration, forming the Confederate States of America, and then when fighting commenced, four more Southern States seceded and joined the CSA as well. There also...

This is a little idea I had since I am reading John J. Hennessy's Return to Bull Run (an excellent read by the way, 100% would recommend). What if Grant went East instead of Pope? My idea for the POD is a slightly different Shiloh, where Grant doesn’t mess up on Day 1 (perhaps staying put at...

Many people know that the Confederate States tried to capture Washington D.C or threatened the capital during the battle of Fort Stevens but what if the Confederate States succeeded? What if the Confederate States took over Washington D.C.? But, in this scenario, the Confederates still lost...

Let's say events early in the American Civil War happen differently, resulting in Joseph E. Johnston staying out east. Let's also say that Robert E. Lee gets sent to a post in the west, instead of assuming command of the Army of Northern Virginia. How might the course of the Civil War have...

During the Battle of Seven Pines, Joseph E. Johnston was badly wounded and had to be taken from command. Gustavus Woodson Smith briefly replaced him as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia before being replaced by Robert E. Lee. While Johnston never returned to command of the Army of...

The American Whigs were the other major American political party of the 19th century after the end of the Federalists. Divided over slavery, they broke up and gave birth to the Republican Party. But WI they had managed to develop a more coherent position on slavery? Could they have survived the...

And I mean a candidate that doesn't have the same qualities as Lincoln to lead the Union to winning the Civil War. It could be anyone interested in running for President during 1860 from the four parties, someone that can't make as good as decisions as Lincoln, both politically and militarily